Looking for LOTS of Wildflower Seeds to start a field

13 years ago

I'm really wanting to plant a field of wildflowers around my barn but don't have a clue what to plant there. I'd like lots of color!

If any of you could help out with seeds, please let me know! I have some seeds and plants to trade. I also make beautiful personalized notecards that I can offer.

Thanks a bunch!

Terry

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aquawise
13 years ago
I have purple coneflower seeds, some crimson clover. Maybe some others I will look and see. What color of Iris do you have?
gr82bgrammy
Original Author
13 years ago
Hi Aquawise,
Thanks for posting! I have yellow, purple, peach, and white iris. I'd love to trade!
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chrizty
13 years ago
I have seeds on your wants list. sending you e-mail :)
rosemctier
13 years ago
i have a lot of seeds for native yellow evening primrose, which seems barn-y to me. sending an email :)
kilngod
13 years ago
HI gr82bgrammy,

I'd be happy to send you a whole pile of seeds for some peach iris and some notecards.

Including:
Coreopsis tinctora
Dianthus armeria (Grass Pinks)
Sunflower, Maximillian (perennial)
Sunflower, Mixes
Ageratum, Hardy
Aster, New England, purple
Comfrey, rough (multicolor flowers)
Feverfew, Double
Foxglove, Apricot & Purple
Gaillardia, Blanket Flower
Lobelia cardinalis, native Cardinal Flower
Mexican Hats (Ratibida columnifera)
Milkweed, Blue-Vined (late season Monarch host)
Primrose (day), Wild PA type...mine grew to 8 ft tall!!!
Rudbeckia triloba, native
Rudbeckia, other black eyed susans
Sweet Autumn Clematis
Verbascum, Mixed yellow & white
Coreopsis, Lanceleaf
Hollyhock, unk color (from Cassius Clay Estate)
Ironweed
Monarda
Shasta Daisy
Shoofly
...and more. Everything I have that will do a wildflower field are yours for the peach iris and some notecards. :) I need to thin out the seed stock , and I'm a sucker for iris (and I have no peach ones!) (some of these are a single trade of seed, but most are more, and I have a lot of seed in large 3"x5" packs)
*I may have some additional astilbe, coral bells, other old-fashioned flowers to throw in, too...

Let me know if you're interested in trading.
Thanks,
Tina

Here is a link that might be useful: My trade list
ddkcat
13 years ago
Hi - for your iris I have wild columbine, crimson clover, beebalm, r.triloba [prairie coneflower], celandine and hibiscus - Doreen.
susana_mc
13 years ago
I have a quarter-pound of americanmeasows.com drought tolerant mix, including
annuals
African daisy; baby snapdragon; babys breath; california poppy; cornflower; garland chrysanthemum; indian blanket; none-so-pretty; plains coreopsis; red poppy; sulphur cosmos; sweet alyssum; wild cosmos
biennials:
blackeyed Susan wild sweet william;
perennials:
blue flax; evening primrose; birdsfoot trefoil; gloriosa daisy;oxeye daisy; perennial gaillardia; prairie coneflower; rocky mountain penstemon; siberian wallflower; white yarrow

I also have some individual wildflower seed. I'd be interested in your Rose Campion and monarda. Send me an email if you are interested!

Susana_Mc
rredbbeard
13 years ago
I will have tons of coneflower and milkweed seeds in the Fall if you still want them then.

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